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Lyle Lovett and His Large Band: Aug 15th @ Wellmont Theater (my video)
McPeake: Aug 11th @ Woodbridge Wednesdays (my video)
Aztec Two-Step: Aug 4th @ Woodbridge Wednesdays (my video)
Calexico: July 19th @ The City Winery (video)
Africa Fest: July 17th Prospect Park (Chiwoniso, Omar Pene, Meta...) (my video)
Squeeze: July 15th @ Bryant Park (recent video)
Meta and the Cornerstones: July 14th @ Woodbridge Wednesdays (my video)
Jimmy Cliff: July 11th Central Park Summerstage (The Harder They Come)
Ready In 10: July 7th @ Woodbridge Wednesday's (my video)
Falu : June 30th Woodbridge Wednesdays (my video)
Tinariwen (Toubab Krewe opens) : June 26th Central park Summerstage (video)
James Taylor & Carol King: June 25th @ Prudential Center (video)
Rumba Con Son: June 23 @ Woodbridge Wednesdays (my video)
Gandalph Murphy & the Slambovian..: June 9th @ Woodbridge Wednesdays
Simon & Garfunkel tribute rehearsal: June 7th @ City Winery (my video)
Dennis Diken w/Bell Sound: June 2nd @ Woodbridge Wednesdays (my video)
Raul Midon: May 19th @ Musioc On Main Street (my video)
Al Stewart: May 12th @ Music On Main Street (Woodbridge, NJ)
Moot Davis: May 6th @ The Record Collector (Bordentown, NJ) (my video)
Peter Gabriel: May 3rd @ Radio City Music Hall (video)
Jesse Malin & St Marks Social: May 2 @ Vintage Vinyl (Fords, NJ)
Janis Ian: April 21st @ Music On Main Street (video)
Lila Downs: April 17th @ The City Winery (my video)
Freelance Whales: April 17th @ Vintage Vinyl (Fords, NJ)
Marshall Crenshaw: April 14th @ Music On Main Street (video)
Jeffrey Gaines: April 8th @ Joe's Pub (my video)
Kenny White : April 8th @ Joe's Pub (my video)
Raul Malo: April 7th @ Music On Main Street (Woodbridge, NJ) (my video)
Simon Shaheen: March 27th @ Shea Center (Wayne, NJ)
Angelique Kidjo: March 26th at Town Hall (live at KCRW)
Under The Elephant: March 19 @ Webster Hall Studio (UTE video)
Sweet Electra: March 11 @ Webster Hall Studio (Sweet Electra video)
Joe Henry: March 8th @ The Blue Note (video)
John Prine: Feb 20th @ Count Basie Theater (Red Bank, NJ) (video)
The Doughboys (+Maura Kennedy): Feb 20th @ Vintage Vinyl (Fords, NJ)
Pete Fornatale (Woodstock lecture): Feb 18th @ Barron Arts Center (Woodbridge)
Ben Harper & Relentless 7: Feb 3 @ St Anne's Whse (Brooklyn) (Harper video)
Shawn Mullins (Vance Gilbert opening): Jan 28th @ The City Winery (Shawn video)
Globalfest: Jan 10th at Webster Hall (Cara Dillon, Caravan Palace, Namgar, La Excelencia, Alif Naaba, Meta and the Cornerstones.......) (Meta video)
APAP Showcase: Jan 8th @ 92Y Tribeca (Chicha Libre, Cuban Cowboys, Pistolera...)
Pink Martini: Dec 10th @ Town Hall (video)
Corinne Bailey Rae: Dec 7th @ Hiro Ballroom (CBR.net)
Jill Hennessey & Rhett Miller: Dec 7th @ Housing Works Book Cafe (video)
Vienna Teng: Dec 3rd @ Joe's Pub (video)
Susan Werner/Cheryl Wheeler co-bill: Nov 18th @ Music on Main (video)
Fran Healy & Andy Dunlop (Travis): Nov 10th @ Joe's Pub (my video)
Jesse Cook: Nov 6th @ BB Kings Blues Club (my video)
Garth Fagan Dance: Oct 29th @ The Joyce Theater (Fagan video)
David Bromberg: Oct 28th @ Music On Main Street (Bromberg video)
Lost In The Trees: Oct 25th @ Concerts In The Studio (my video)
Richard Thompson: Oct 23rd @ City Winery (my video)
Poco: Oct 21st @ Music On Main Street (Poco video)
Mulebone: Oct 19th @ Rodeo Bar (my video)
Steve Forbert: Oct 7th @ Music On Main Street (Forbert video)
Lydia Bayliss: Sept 26th @ Norwood Artists Club (video from this show)
Gordon Gano & The Ryans: Sept 25th @ Le Poisson Rouge (Gano video)
Norah Jones: Sept 24th @ Le Poisson Rouge (Norah video)
Roseanne Cash (Bebel Gilberto): Sept 23rd WNYC "Soundcheck" radio show
Guy Davis w/Samuel James: Sept 16th @ Music On Main Street (my video)
Union County Music Fest: Sept 11/12 Ashbrook Park Clark, NJ (The Alarm, Gin Blossoms, Kenny Wayne Shepard, Pete Yorn, Tommy James....) (my video)
John Fogerty: Sept 2nd at South Street Seaport (South Street Seaport video)
Allen Toussaint (Lizz Wright, Holmes Brothers w/Joan Osborne)...: Aug 22 Damrosch Park (my video)
Vienna Teng (Madi Diaz opening): Aug 20th Highline Ballroom (my video)
Roomful Of Blues: Aug 19th Blues Cruise (video)
Guy Davis: Aug 15th @ Clearwater Festival (Asbury Park, NJ) (my video)
Derek Trucks Band: Aug 13 @ Damrosch Park (Key To The Highway)
Susheela Raman (+ Brooklyn Qawwali Party ): Aug 12th Damrosch Park (my video)
Grace Potter & the Nocturnals: Aug 7th @ Prospect Park (my video)
Burning Spear: July 30th @ Prospect Park Brooklyn (Spear video)
Raul Malo: July 29th @ Madison Square Park (my video)
Laura Izibor: July 28th @ S.O.B.'s (my video)
Jonatha Brooke: July 22nd @ Madison Square Park (my video)
Jackson Browne: July 21st @ Celebrate Brooklyn (my video)
Alpha Blondy & Lee Scratch Perry: July 19th Summerstage (Alpha Blondy)
Don Byron: July 15th Madison Square Park
Marshall Crenshaw: July 12th @ Maplewoodstock (my video)
The Duhks & Red Molly: July 8th Madison Square Park (Red Molly video)
Oumou Sangare w/Bela Fleck , Les Nubians & Asa : July 5th Summerstage
Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion (opening Tift Merrit): July 1st River to River Fest. (my video)
Ian Hunter: June 24th @ Rockefeller Park (Hunter video)
Calexico opening for Andrew Bird: June 18 Radio City Music Hall (Calexico video)
Lisa Hannigan: June 17th @ Outpost in the Burbs (Hannigan Video)
Zap Mama W/Bilal: May 28th at Joe's Pub (Zap promo)
Sharon Katz & Peace Train w/ Pete Seeger: May 28th @ Joe's Pub (video)
Vance Gilbert: May 27th at Music on Main Street (amazing video!)
Lucy Kaplansky: May 20th at Music on main Street (my video)
Graham Parker: May 13th at Music on Main Street (Woodbridge) (video)
Marc Cohn: May 11th at SOPAC (So. Orange, NJ) (my video)
Jeffrey Gaines: May 6th at Music on Main Street (Woodbridge) (my video)
Aztec Two-Step: April 29th Music on Main Street (Woodbridge) (video)
Carrie Rodriguez: April 26th Concerts in the Studio (Freehold) (my video)
Neko Case: April 14th at Nokia Theater (Neko Case video)
East Village Opera Co: April 3rd at State Theater (New Brunswick) (promo)
Tina Dico: March 23rd at Highline Ballroom (my video)
K J Denhert: March 21st Coffee With a Conscious (Westfield, NJ) (my video)
Calexico: March 10th at The City Winery (Keren Ann, Darius Rucker, Marshall Crenshaw, Rhett Miller...) (my video)
Betty LaVette: March 8th at Joe's Pub (my video)
Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana: Feb 28th The Peddie School (company video)
Tina Dico: Feb 18th at The Housing Works Book Cafe (my video)
Brett Dennen: Feb 11th at Webster Hall (Dennen video)
Lizz Wright: Feb 6th at The Allen Room (my video)
Buddy Holly Tribute: Jan 31st at Vintage Vinyl (Fords, NJ) (Pat DiNizio, Willie Nile, Nicole Atkins...) (my video)
Jeffrey Gaines: Jan29th at BB Kings Blues Club (my video)
Miami City Ballet: Jan 24th at City Center (Miami City Ballet)
Lucy Kaplansky: Jan 18th at Sanctuary Concerts (my video)
Si*Se: Jan 17th at The Highline Ballroom (Si*Se video)
Parsons Dance w/ E.V.O.C. : Jan 9th at The Joyce Theater (Parsons Dance)
Greg Allman: Jan 8th at The Wellmont Theater (Montclair, NJ)
Raul Malo: Dec 12th at The Highline Ballroom (my video)
Ollabelle: Dec 7th at Concerts in the Studio (Freehold, NJ) (my video)
Alice Smith: Nov 25th at The Blue Note (Alice Smith video)
Garth Fagan Dance: Nov 8th at The Joyce Theater (Garth Fagan video)
War: Nov 5th at BB Kings Blues Club (War video)
Matisyahu: Nov 2nd at The Wellmont Theater (Montclair, NJ) (video of sorts)
Joan Osborne: Oct 25th at Highline Ballroom (my video)
Raul Midon: Oct 11th at Joe's Pub (my video)
Les Nubians: Oct 9th at Joe's Pub (Les Nubians video)
The Subdudes: Oct 4th at Highline Ballroom (my video)
Cesaria Evora (Madeline Peyroux opens): Oct 3rd at Carnegie Hall (Besame Mucho)
Willie Nelson (Jakob Dylan opening): Sept 25th Radio City Music Hall (my video)
Sam Phillips: Sept 18th La Poisson Rouge (my video)
Musicfest 2008: Sept 5th & 6th Nomahagen Park Cranford, NJ (Everclear, Cracker, Pat DiNizio, Felix Cavaliere...) (my Cracker video)
Patti Smith, The Knitters, Charlie Haden..:Aug 24th Lincoln Center OutofDoors (Patti Smith promo)
Toshi Reagon w/Bernice Johnson Reagon & David Dorfman Dance: Aug 21st Lincoln Center OutofDoors (Toshi video)
Mahmoud Ahmed w/Either/Orchestra AND Getatchew Mekurya w/The Ex: Aug 20th Lincoln Center OutofDoors (Mahmoud Ahmed video)
East Village Opera Company & The Ahn Trio: Aug 14th Lincoln Center OutofDoors (Ahn Trio promo)
Tribute to Joel Dorn: Aug 13th Lincoln Center OutofDoors (Roberta Flack, Jane Monheit, Mose Alison, Dr. John...) (Roberta Flack video)
All Points West Festival: Aug 10th Jersey City (Ben Harper, Cat Power, Trey Anastasio, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Amadou and Mariam, Grace Potter....) (Cool mash up)
Bill Withers tribute: Aug 9th at Prospect Park (Bill Withers, Angelique Kidjo, Nona Hendrix, Swell Season....) (my video)
Lila Downs: Aug 8th at Prospect Park Brooklyn (my video)
Soledad Barrio & Noche Flamenco: Aug 7th at Lincoln Center OutofDoors (Stephane Wremble Trio opening) (Stephane Wrembel video)
African Guitar Festival: Aug 3rd at Prospect Park Brooklyn (Habib Koite, Oliver Mtukudzi, Daby Toure....) (my video)
Flogging Molly: July 31st at Pier 54 (my video)
Patti Austin: July 30th at Rockefeller Park (my video)
Johnny Cash Tribute: July 26th at Winter Garden Atrium (w/David Bromberg, John Doe, Marshall Crenshaw, Jay Farrar, Raul Midon, Catherine Russell, Ollabelle...) (my video)
James Moody: July 25th Lincoln Park (Newark, NJ)
Ollabelle: July 23rd at Newport Tower (Jersey City) (my video)
Amos Lee: July 14th at The Highline Ballroom (my video)
Aztec Two-Step: July 13th Memorial Park (Maplewood,NJ) (my video)
Si*Se & Yerba Buena: July 10th at Pier 54 (my video)
The Avett Brothers: July 9th River to River Festival (my video)
Mayra Andrade: July 2nd at Joe's Pub (my video)
Dianne Reeves & Al Green: June 27th at Carnegie Hall (Dianne Reeves video)
Lyle Lovett & His Large Band: June 25th State Theater (NJ) (my video)
Lizz Wright/Raul Midon: June 19th Society For Ethical Culture (my video)
The Puppini Sisters: June 17th at BB Kings Blues Club (Puppini video)
Ed Palermo Big Band: June 11th at South Street Seaport (my video)
Jakob Dylan: June 10th at Blender Theater (my video)
Alice Smith (Brooklyn Funk Essentials open): May 22nd Highline Ballroom (my video)
Angelique Kidjo: May 15th at McCarter Theater (Princeton,NJ) (Kidjo video)
Mable: May 10th at Crossroads (Garwood, NJ) (my video)
Tina Dico: May 5th at Joe's Pub (my video)
Nellie McKay: May 2nd at The Rubin Museum (Nellie Video)
Habib Koite: May 1st at Highline Ballroom (my video)
Miami City Ballet: April 27th McCarter Theater (Princeton, NJ)
Melissa Errico: April 24th at Joe's Pub (my video)
Shawn Mullins: April 9th at Joe's Pub (my video)
Lura: April 5th at Montclair State University (my video)
The Ahn Trio: March 31st at Highline Ballroom (my video)
David Poe, Vienna Teng, Jim Boggia..: March 24th at The Living Room
Lizz Wright: March 18th at Highline Ballroom (my video)
Pink Martini: March 3rd at McCarter Theater (Pink Martini video)
Eric Clapton/Steve Winwood: Feb 26th Madison Square Garden (Them Changes)
Estelle w/special guest John Legend: Feb 21st at Joe's Pub (my video)
Bobby McFerrin & Edgar Meyer: Feb 21st at Carnegie Hall (McFerrin video)
Tina Dico: Feb 19th at The Living Room (my video)
Somi: Feb 17th at Joe's Pub
David Poe: Feb 15th at Joe's Pub (my video)
Marc Cohn: Feb 14th @ SOPAC (South Orange, NJ)
Joe Henry (w/Brad Melhdau): Feb 7th at the Allen Room (Joe Henry video)
Teddy Thompson: Feb 5th at the Apple Store (Soho) (video)
Raul Midon, Hoots & Hellmouth..: Jan 14th Highline Ballroom (my video)
Simone (Ryan Shaw opening): Jan 13th at Joe's Pub (my video)
"Royal Albert Hall" Project: Jan 12th at Winter Garden Atrium (w/Chocolate Genius, Marc Ribot, Jesse Harris, Toshi Reagon, Lenny Kaye, Natalie Zukerman....)
Natalie Merchant: Jan 6th at Hiro Ballroom (Carnival live)
2007
Raul Malo: December 12th at Highline Ballroom (my video)
Marie Zamora: Dec 10th at Joe's Pub
Vienna Teng (Christina Courtin opens): December 6th Blender Theater (my video)
Vanessa Carlton (Graham Colton opening): Nov 20th at Joe's Pub (my video)
Andrea Tierra: Nov 20th at Cornelia Street Cafe (my video)
Shelby Lynn: Nov 15th at HIRO Ballroom
Marc Cohn: November 14th at Highline Ballroom (my video)
Zap Mama: October 31st at Highline Ballroom
CeU w/Adama opening: Oct 23rd at Highline Ballroom
Experience Hendrix: Oct 22nd at The Beacon Theater (w/Buddy Guy, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Mick Taylor, Corey Glover, Robby Krieger....)
Jeffrey Gaines: October 5th at The Canal Room (my video)
Raul Midon w/Morley opening: Oct 1st at Highline Ballroom (my video)
Morley, Luciana Souza, Carmen Consoli: Sept 25th Delacorte Theater
Nick Lowe, Ollabelle, The Holmes Bros: Sept 19th @ Ground Zero
The Old 97's & The Hold Steady: Sept 17th at Ground Zero
Cranford Musicfest : Sept 15th at Nomahagen Park (Chuck Berry, Live, The Smithereens, The Alarm, Fountains of Wayne, The English Beat...)
Dobet Gnahore: Sept 10th at Joe's Pub (my video)
Paul Taylor Dance Company: Sept 8th in Battery Park
Bruce Hornsby (Deborah Cox opening): August 25th City Hall Park (my video)
Minnie Driver: August 24th at Joe's Pub (my video)
Absinthe: August 15th at Spiegeltent (South Street Seaport)
Zap Mama & Angelique Kidjo: August 12th at Summerstage
Crowded House (Pete Yorn opening): August 9th The Beacon Theater
Lila Downs: August 7th at Speigeltent (South Street Seaport) (my video)
Dave Brubeck Quartet: August 5th at Damrosch Park
Regina Carter Quintet: August 1st at Madison Square Park (my video)
Jonatha Brooke: July 25th in Weehawken, NJ (my video)
Peter Himmelman: July 22nd at Joe's Pub (my video)
James Hunter: July 18th at Madison Square Park
The Decemberists: July 16th at Central park Summerstage
Aztec Two-Step (sing Simon & Garfunkel):July 13th Grounds For Sculpture (Hamilton, NJ)
The Kin: July 12th at Joe's Pub
Rodrigo Y Gabriela: July 1st in Central Park
Lura: June 30th at Joe's Pub
Andy Palacio & The Garifuna Collective (Habib Koite opening): June 29th at G. R. N'Namdi Gallery
Sinead O'Connor: June 26th at Joe's Pub
Passing Strange: June 24th at The Public Theater
India.Arie and Lizz Wright: June 22nd at Carnegie Hall
Richard Thompson w/ Ollabelle opening: June 21st at Prospect Park
Lucy Kaplansky: June 20th at Madison Square Park
Tina Dico w/A Fine Frenzy opening: June 18th at Joe's Pub
Cassandra Wilson w/Olu Dara opening: June 15th in Central Park
The Neville Brothers: June 14th at Prospect Park Brooklyn
Joan Armatrading: June 12th at World Financial Plaza
Ryan Shaw: June 8th at J&R Music World
Damien Rice: May 21st at Radio City Music Hall
Angelique Kidjo: May 16th at BB Kings Blues Club
Ready In 10: May 15th at Arlene's Grocery
Dr John: May 6th at the Hoboken Arts and Music Festival
Indigo Girls, Vusi Mahlasela: Co-Existence Festival (New Brunswick, NJ)
Jonatha Brooke: May 1st at The Highline Ballroom
Norah Jones: April 18th at The Theater at MSG
Lura: April 13th at Pollak Auditorium (Monmouth U. W. Long Branch, NJ)
Ceu: April 10th at Joe's Pub
Martin Sexton (Jonah Smith opening): April 6th Nokia Theater
Les Nubians: April 1st at S.O.B.'s
Jesse Malin: March 20th at Vintage Vinyl (Fords, NJ)
Edmar Castaneda Trio w/Andrea Tierra: March 14th at Sweet Rhythm
Nanci Griffith: March 6th at The Blue Note
The Bongos w/Rolan Bolan: Feb 17th at Joe's Pub
Martin Sexton: February 6th at Joe's Pub (my video)
Globalfest: January 21st Webster Hall (Sara Tavares, Lila Downs, Babylon Circus, Lenine...) (My Lila Downs video)
Sharon Katz and The Peace Train: Jan 20th at The Hilton mid-town
American Beauty Project: Jan 20th at The Winter Garden Atrium (Grateful Dead Tribute)
2006
James Hunter: December 30th at BB Kings Blues Club
East Village Opera Company: December 20th at Joe's Pub
Corinne Bailey Rae: December 15th at Housing Works Used Book Cafe
Vinicius Cantuaria & Marc Ribot: December 8th at Joe's Pub
Vienna Teng: Dec 1st at Monmouth Academy of Musical Arts (Morganville, NJ) (video clip)
Bob Dylan (The Raconteurs opening): Nov 16th at the Meadowlands Arena
Habib Koite, Vusi Mahlasela, Dobet Gnahore: Nov 14th at BB Kings Blues Club (video clip)
Alicia Keys, David Bowie, Angelique Kidjo, Damien Marley...: Nov 9th at Hammerstein Ballroom
Angelique Kidjo, Susan McKeown & Yungchen Lhamo: Nov 1st at The Winter Garden (WFC)
Garth Fagan Dance Company: Oct 17th at The Joyce Theatre
Vienna Teng: October 16th at The Living Room (video clip)
Dar Williams/Vance Gilbert/Lucy Kaplansky/Susan Werner: Sept 30th Pollak Auditorium
Cassandra Wilson: Sept 20th at Town Hall (video clip)
Lyle Lovett and His Large Band: Sept 18th at McCarter Theater (Princeton, NJ) (video clip)
Cheap Trick (Fab Faux opening): September 16th Nomahegan Park, Cranford NJ
Richard Bona: September 6th at Joe's Pub (video clip)
Garth Fagan Dance Company: August 26th at Damrosch Park
Corinne Bailey Rae: August 23rd at Webster Hall
New York Dolls: August 18th at South Street Seaport
Losers Lounge -The Smiths vs The Cure: August 17th at The Bowery Ballroom
Richard Shindell: August 9th at Madison Square Park (w/guest Lucy Kaplansky)
Amber Rhodes: August 6th at The Grand Spiegeltent (South Street Seaport) (video clip)
"Hot Summer Night" Neil Diamond tribute: August 2nd at Rockefeller Park
Dianne Reeves (Chiara Civello opening): July 25th at World Financial Plaza (video clip)
Si*Se: July 20th at Pier 54 (w/Radio Mudial opening)
Josh Rouse: July 20th at Castle Clinton
Ledisi: July 19th at Madison Square Park
Amadou & Mariam and Daby Toure: July 16th Central Park Summerstage (video clip)
Angelique Kidjo (Vusi Mahlasela opening): July 1st at Prospect Park Brooklyn
Joe Jackson: June 30th at Town Hall
Dr. John: June 28th at Rockefeller Park (w/David Johansen, Anne Hampton Calloway...)
Sara Tavares: June 27th at S.O.B.'s (Sounds of Brazil) (video clip)
Robert Plant, Ian Hunter, Nils Lofgrin, Gavin DeGraw...: June 23rd The Beacon Theatre
Bruce Springsteen & The Seeger Sessions Band: June 22nd Madison Square Garden (video clip)
Me'Shell N'Degeocello: June 21st at Madison Square Park
Rhett Miller, Ollabelle and Teddy Thompson: June 17th at Central Park Summerstage
Loser's Lounge Tribute to ABBA: June 16th at Joe's Pub
Ralph Stanley and His Clinch Mountain Boys: June 14th at Stuyvesant H.S.
World Party: May 30th at Joe's Pub (video clip)
Pajama Game: May 24th at American Airlines Theatre (Harry Connick Jr., Kelli O'Hara...)
Suzanne Vega, Citizen Cope, Bill Ware... : May 23rd at 7 World Trade Center
Jehro: May 15th at Joe's Pub (video clip)
Hoboken Music Festival: May 7th at Hoboken, NJ (Southside Johnny, Cyro Baptista...)
Lila Downs & Charanga Cakewalk: April 26th at The Bowery Ballroom (video clip)
Bruce Springsteen: April 25th at Convention Hall (Asbury Park, NJ)
Martin Sexton: April 20th at The Cutting Room
Stephen Petronio Dance Company: April 20th at Joyce Theatre
Calexico: April 18th at Virgin Megastore (Union Square) (video clip)
Loser's Lounge tribute to The Highwaymen: April 14th at Joe's Pub
Beth Orton: April 11th at Webster Hall (Willy Mason opening)
The Threepenny Opera: April 5th at Studio 54 (w/Cyndi Lauper, Jim Dale, Alan Cummings, Nellie McKay..)
Entertaining Mr. Sloane: March 29th at Laura Pels Theatre (w/Alec Baldwin)
Kathleen Edwards: March 23rd at Joe's Pub
Bring Them Home Concert: March 20th at Hammerstein Ballroom (w/Michael Stipe, Steve Earl, Joseph Arthur, Rufus Wainwright, Fischerspooner, Bright Eyes, Susan Sarandon...)
Taj Mahal & Mavis Staples: March 9th at McCarter Theatre (Princeton, NJ) (video clip)
Lura: February 16th at S.O.B.'s (Sounds of Brazil) (video clip)
Toshi Reagon & Big Lovely (w/Bernice Johnson Reagon): Jan 29th at Joe's Pub (video clip)
Globalfest: January 21st & 22nd at Joe's Pub and the Public Theater (Daby Toure, Lura, Keren Ann, Las Ondas Marteles, Niyaz, Balkan Beat Box...)
A Touch Of The Poet (w/Gabriel Byrne): January 18th at Studio 54
Nebraska Project (Springsteen tribute): January 14th at The Winter Garden (w/Michelle Shocked, Jesse Harris, Chocolate Genius, Martha Wainwright, The National...)
Dion: Jan 9th at Joe's Pub
2005
Odetta : December 21st at The Winter Garden Atrium
Chocolate Genius w/MeShell N'Degeocello & Marc Ribot: Dec 15th Used Book Cafe
WFUV Benefit Concert : December 14th at The Society For Ethical Culture (w/Martin Sexton, Amos Lee, The Little Willies featuring Norah Jones & Richard Julian...)
Sinead O'Conner (w/Sly & Robbie AND Burning Spear) : Dec 9 at Webster Hall
Aztec Two-Step sing Simon & Garfunkel: Nov 26th Sanctuary Concerts (Chatham,NJ)
Bruce Springsteen : November 21st at Sovereign Bank Arena (Trenton, NJ)
Garth Fagan Dance Company : November 10th at Jazz at Lincoln Center
K T Tunstall : November 9th at The Living Room
Rufus Wainwright: Nov 1 & 2 The Beacon Theatre (opening OK GO/Regina Spektor) (video clip)
Virginia Rodrigues : Oct 29th at The Blue Note
Edmar Castaneda : October 26th at Kitano Hotel
The Strawbs : October 19th at Satalla
Loser's Lounge Tribute to Stevie Wonder : Oct 13th at Joe's Pub
East Village Opera Co. : Oct 6th at Joe's Pub
Katrina Benefit #87 : Sept 28th at Central Park (Dr. John, Lou Reed, Cassandra Wilson, Angelique Kidjo, Allen Toussant, Betty LaVette, Dar Williams, Soulive.....)
Flo & Eddie aka The Turtles (w/Bubble opening) : Sept 25th Hoboken Music Festival
Katrina Benefit : Sept 20th at Radio City Music Hall (Dave Matthews, Tom Waits, The Neville Brothers, John Mayer, Joss Stone, The Meters, President Clinton ....)
Morley (w/Jorane opening) : Sept 16th at Joe's Pub
David Poe (w/ Duncan Sheik) : September 9th at Joe's Pub
Angelique Kidjo : August 26th at Damrosch Park Bandshell (Lincoln Center)
Chuck Prophet (Teddy Thompson opening) : August 17th at South Street Seaport (video clip)
Chico O'Farrill Afro-Cuban Jazz Orch : Aug 10th Lincoln Harbor (Weehawken, NJ)
McCoy Tyner Trio : August 4th at Castle Clinton
Lila Downs/ Maria del Mar Bonet/ Las Ondas Marteles : July 31st Summerstage (video clip)
Daby Toure : July 20th at Madison Square Park
New York Philharmonic : July 19th on The Great Lawn in Central Park
Femi Kuti (Brazilian Girls opening) : July 17th at Central Park Summerstage
Son Volt : July 14th at South Street Seaport
The Wailers : July 13th at Rockefeller Park (video clip)
Citizen Cope/Blind Boys of Alabama : July 10th Central Park Summerstage
Graham Parker : July 7th at South Street Seaport
Ollabelle (Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion open) : June 30th South Street Seaport (video clip)
Richard Thompson : June 28th at World Financial Plaza
Aztec Two Step : June 24th at Satalla
Lizz Wright : June 16th at Joe's Pub (video clip)
Closer To Home : Imaginasian Theatre @ E. 59th
East Village Opera Company : June 14th at Joe's Pub
Laura Love Duo : June 9th at Satalla
Jorane : June 9th at The Mercury Lounge (video clip)
David Poe : June 8th at Joe's Pub
The Gipsy Kings : May 23rd at Radio City Music Hall
Raul Midon (W/Danielia Cotton opening) : May 10th at Joe's Pub
Bruce Springsteen : April 22nd at The Paramount Theatre (Asbury Park, NJ)
Jeffrey Gaines : April 22nd at Satalla
Hem (w/Ann Heaton opening) : April 17th at The Tin Angel (Philadelphia)
A Streetcar Named Desire : April 15 at Studio 54 (Natasha Richardson & John C. Reilly)
Zap Mama : April 13th at S.O.B.'s (Sounds of Brazil) (video clip)
Raul Midon : April 13th at Joe's Pub
Floetry : March 28th at S.O.B.'s (video clip)
Aqualung (w/ The Devlins opening) : March 21st at The Bowery Ballroom
Vance Gilbert : March 5th at the Forum Theatre (Metuchen, NJ)
The Strawbs : Feb 19th at Satalla
Raul Malo (of the Mavericks) : Feb 15th at Joe's Pub (video clip)
Losers Lounge Tribute to Queen : Feb 12th at Fez
Jimmy Scott : Feb 10th at Iridium Jazz Club (video clip)
Habib Koite and Bamada : Feb 2nd at S.O.B.'s (Sounds of Brazil)
Martin Sexton w/Jill Sobule : Jan 29th at Irving Plaza
Michelle Shocked (Raul Midon opens) : Jan 10th at Joe's Pub
Globalfest : Jan 8 at Joe's Pub (Rokia Traore, Paris Combo, Eva Ayllon, Ollabelle...)
2004
Cassandra Wilson : Dec 28th at The Blue Note
Kameko - Yahzarah : Dec 14th at Joe's Pub
Raul Midon : Dec 8th at Joe's Pub
Badly Drawn Boy : Nov 20th at Town Hall
Garth Fagan Dance : Nov 18th at The Joyce Theatre
The Strawbs : Nov 13th at Satalla
Vienna Teng : Nov 11th at Joe's Pub
Marc Cohn (Vienna Teng opening) : Nov 4th at Tarrytown Music Hall
Closer To Home (important announcement for the award winning indie film)
Bruce Hornsby (again) : Oct 28th at Zankel Hall (Carnegie Hall)
Raul Malo (w/Holly Williams opening) : Oct 26th at Fez
Bruce Hornsby (special guest Bill Evans): Oct 26th at The Blue Note
Richard Thompson : Oct 23rd at Outpost in the Burbs
Lucy Kaplansky/Richard Shindell : Oct 22nd at Outpost in the Burbs
Sam Phillips : Oct 19th at Zankel Hall (Carnegie Hall)
The Strawbs : Oct 15th at Outpost in the Burbs
Morrisey : Oct 10th at Radio City Music Hall
Jill Sobule-Vance Gilbert-Ellis Paul : Oct 9th Monmouth U. (Long Branch, NJ)
Lizz Wright : October 3rd at Joe's Pub
Madeleine Peyroux : Sept 24th at Le Jazz Au Bar
NRBQ : Sept 19th at Raritan River Festival New Brunswick, NJ
Julia Fordham : Sept 7th at Joe's Pub
Ballet Hispanico & Emeline Michel : Aug 26th Delacorte Theatre (Central Park)
Diana Krall (w/Ollabelle opening) : Aug 24th at Radio City Music Hall
Johnny A & Willy Porter :Aug 22nd at Guitarbeque Asbury Park NJ
Junior Brown & Taj Mahal : Aug 20th at The Stone Pony (Asbury Park NJ)
Raul Midon, Nellie McKay, & Jamie Cullum : Aug 19th at Delacorte Theatre
Angelique Kidjo (Dub Trio opening) : Aug 11th at South Street Seaport
Ellis Hooks : Aug 4th at Madison Square Park
Ollabelle : Aug 4th at South Street Seaport
Sonny Landreth : Aug 3rd at South Street Seaport
Finn Brothers, Martin Sexton & Angela McCluskey : July 30 at Central Park
My WBGO DJ appearance : July 26th Newark NJ
Mavis Staples : July 22nd Castle Clinton
The Neville Brothers : July 21st at Rockefeller Park
Kerry Concert (Moby, Duncan Sheik, David Poe ...) : July 20th The Living Room
Charlie Musselwhite/North Mississippi All Stars/Amos Lee : July 17 Central Park
Ricky Fante : July 15th at Joe's Pub
Shemekia Copeland Blues Band : July 15th at Wagner Park
The Dixie Hummingbirds w/Garth Hudson : July 7th at Rockefeller Park
Lyle Lovett (Calexico opening) : July 4th at Battery Park
Aimee Mann : June 30th at Rockefeller Park
Blood on the Tracks Project : June 29 at Merkin Hall (Joan Osborne, Citizen Cope, Richard Barone, Jeffrey Gaines, Ollabelle. Chocolate Genius...)
Lou Reed, The Holmes Bros, Nellie McKay : June 23rd Carnegie Hall (JVC Jazz)
Ladysmith Black Mombazo / Vusi Mahlasela : June 19th Celebrate Brklyn
Sam Phillips (not the one from Sun Records) : June 18th at Joe's Pub
Los Lobos : June 16th at Prospect Park (Celebrate Brooklyn Festival)
Jeffrey Gaines : June 2nd at Joe's Pub
Taj Mahal Trio : May 28th at The Blue Note
Dance Brazil : May 26th at The State Theatre (New Brunswick, NJ)
Marc Cohn : May 18 at Crossroads Theatre (New Brunswick, NJ)
Patti Smith : May 16th at Hoboken Music Festival
Jamie Cullum : May 11 at J&R Music (across from City Hall Park)
Macy Gray, Steve Winwood, Van Morrison, Bono,... : May 8 at Battery Park
Bedtime Stories : May 3rd at Tribeca Film Festival (Pretty Dead Girl, Quickie Mart)
Ollabelle (Michael Powers 1st set) : April 27th at The Living Room
John Gorka (Steve Forbert opening) : April 24th at Monmouth University
Lucy Kaplansky : April 22nd at Joe's Pub
Michael Glabicki (of Rusted Root) : April 14th at Satalla (26th St.)
Aztec Two-Step (Amy Fairchild opening) : April 2nd Outpost in the Burbs
Richard Shindell (w/surprise Lucy Kaplansky) : April 1st at Joe's Pub
Jonatha Brooke (again) : March 21st at Anspacher Theatre
Raul Midon :March 20th at Joe's Pub
Jonatha Brooke : March 18th at Anspacher/Public Theatre
Susan Werner : March 13th at Joe's Pub
Jeffrey Gaines : March 12th at Outpost in the Burbs
Ollabelle CD release party : March 10th at The Living Room
John Kelly as Joni Mitchell : March 6th at Fez
City at Peace Benefit : Feb 23 The Cutting Room (Raul Midon, Ollabelle, Mary Fahl...)
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo : Feb 21 State Theatre N. Brunswick
Rufus Wainwright w/Kiki & Herb opening : Feb 13th at the Beacon Theatre
The Holmes Bros. w/Ollabelle opening : Feb 12th at Joe's Pub
Chinese Folk Dance Co. : Feb 5th at The Winter Garden
Phil Roy : Jan 24th at Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse in Lincoln Center
Globalfest : Jan 10th Joe's Pub (Angelique Kidjo, Vusi Mahlasela, Emeline Michel, Susheela Raman..)
New Jersey Symphony : Jan 8th at State Theatre New Brunswick, NJ
2003
IN AN EFFORT TO PRESERVE MEMORY, I HAVE COMBINED MONTHS ON ONE PAGE AND SELECTED A FEW REVIEWS TO REPRESENT THOSE MONTHS
December 2003
New Years Eve Story : Dec 31st at Perth Amboy NJ
Crash Test Dummies : Dec 19th at Joe's Pub
The Downtown Messiah : Dec 18th at The Winter Garden
The Downtown Messiah : Dec 12th at The Bottom Line
The Colonial Symphony : Dec 8th at Morristown Community Center
Loser's Lounge Tribute to Burt Bacharach : Dec 5th at Fez
November 2003
Rufus Wainwright (Teddy Thompson opening) : Nov 25th at Town Hall
Ani Difranco (Joe Henry opening) : Nov 21st at The Beacon Theatre
Garth Fagan Dance Co. : Nov 13th at The Joyce Theatre
Mark O'Conner's Hot Swing Trio : Nov 11 at Iridium Jazz Club
Virginia Rodriguez : Nov 7th at Joe's Pub
Shelby Lynne : Nov 5th at Joe's Pub
Jill Sobule : Nov 1st at Presbyterian Church Metuchen NJ
October 2003
Cyndi Lauper : Oct 28th at Joe's Pub
Marc Cohn : Oct 16th at Joe's Pub
Jill Sobule, Vance Gilbert and Ellis Paul : Oct 10th Outpost in the Burbs
Losers Lounge tribute to George Harrison : Oct 8th at Fez
Boz Scaggs : Oct 5th at Joe's Pub
Dianne Reeves : Oct 2nd at The State Theatre (New Brunswick, NJ)
September 2003
Jeffrey Gaines : Sept 25th at Joe's Pub
Raul Midon : Sept 25th at Joe's Pub
Susheela Raman : Sept 24th at Joe's Pub
Cassandra Wilson : Sept 7th at Battery Park
Required Listening : Sept 6th at The Bottom Line (Raul Midon, Soulfarm, Todd Snider and Nellie McKay)
Parsons Dance Co. with The Ahn Trio : Sept 5th at Battery Park (also Chinese Folk Dance Co.)
August 2003:
Terrence Blanchard and Lizz Wright : Aug 20th at The Blue Note
Yolanda Adams and Al Jarreau : Aug 19th at City Hall Park
Raul Midon and Joss Stone : Aug 16th at Joe's Pub
Bob Dylan : Aug. 13th at Hammerstein Ballroom (Waifs opening)
July 2003:
Lizz Wright : July 30th at Madison Square Park
Laura Bell Bundy and Amber Rhodes July 28th at Fez
Susheela Raman : July 28th Virgin Megastore Union Square
David Poe opening for Dan Bern : July 24th at South Street Seaport
The Duke Robillard Band : July 24th at Wagner Park
Richard Thompson : July 20th at Tarrytown Music Hall
Alexi Murdoch and Damien Rice : July 17th at South Street Seaport
Al Kooper and the Funky Faculty : July 16th at Rockefeller Park
Lambchop : July 10th at Castle Clinton
Raul Midon And Darius de Hass : July 2nd at Joe's Pub
June 2003
Lizz Wright opening for The Crusaders w/Randy Crawford & Ray Parker Jr. : June 28th Avery Fischer Hall
Norah Jones : June 27th at PNC Arts Center (w/ Gillian Welch)
Peter Cincotti: June 25th at Rockefeller Park
The Fab Faux: June 17th at WFC Plaza
May 2003
Raul Midon: May 27th at Joe's Pub
James Brown: May 27th at Battery Park
Westfield H.S. Symphony Orchestra: May 22nd at Westfield NJ
Julia Fordham: May 15th at Joe's Pub
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg: May 14th at American Airlines Theatre
Norah Jones, Robbie Williams, Jewel & The Roots: May 9th Battery Park
Richard Thompson: May 3rd Town Hall
April 2003
Richard Thompson: April 14th at Fez
Angelique Kidjo: April 12th at BB King's Blues Club
Richie Havens: April 11th at Crossroads Theatre - New Brunswick NJ
Josh Tyler: April 8th at The Cutting Room
Loser's Lounge Mamas & Papas Tribute: April 5th at Fez
March 2003
Allman Brothers Band: March 25th at The Beacon Theatre
Toshi Reagon, Susan Werner, & Lucy Kaplansky: March 21st Union County Art Center
Tori Amos: March 6th at Radio City Music Hall
Tea at Five: March 5th at Promenade Theatre w/Kate Mulgrew
February 2003
Loser's Lounge Tribute to the Bee Gees : Feb 24th at Fez
Jesse Harris and the Ferdinandos : Feb 24th at The Living Room
Jeffrey Gaines : Feb 13th at BB Kings Blues Club
Theo Eastwind : Feb 13th at The Cutting Room
Garth Fagan Dance Company: Feb 8th at Pollack Theatre (Monmouth University)
Loser's Lounge Tribute to the Bee Gees : Feb 7th at Fez
January 2003
Neil Finn: Jan 29th at Town Hall (Rhett Miller opening)
Required Listening: Jan 18th at The Bottom Line (featuring Jesse Harris, Mulebone UK, Jess Klein, and Josh Joplin)